Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 229 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 229 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 5, 2018, 4:57 PM HADT (01:57 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-06 01:57:09 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.371° N, 179.846° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.6216 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.0187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.6296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.6231 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.9235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.1147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.2235 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.6278 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.1205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.1213 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.1131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.8260 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.9136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.1222 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.5218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.5135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.8169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.1249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.0192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 197 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.5146 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.9193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.9218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.9226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.7189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.6131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.4183 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.0187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.8253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.1251 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 4.0222 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.7168 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.4168 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.2206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.5246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.9141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.0193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.5212 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 190 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.0262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.4258 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.1177 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.0239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.0209 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 134 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.7181 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.9222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.7294 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 4.2211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.8180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.3182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.9272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.9203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.6241 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.2251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.2133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.6139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.3223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 87 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.3253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.6274 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.4276 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.8216 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.5281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.8199 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.1209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.4238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.1243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.3298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away

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